Written question asked by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 March 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 March 2016. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 March 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Blood: Donors

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2016 to Question 28059, whether representatives of ex-intraveneous drug users and former sex-workers will be invited to sit on the working group being formed by the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs as part of its review of blood donor selection criteria.

Answer: Stakeholder representation on the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood Tissue and Organs’ Donor Selection Criteria Working Group consists of the Terence Higgins Trust, National Aids Trust, Patients Association, Sickle Cell Society, Thalassemia Society and the LGBT Consortium. A Stakeholder meeting is planned alongside the first meeting of the Working Group and a wider range of stakeholders is to be invited. Relevant stakeholder representatives such as former sex workers and ex-intravenous drug users will be invited to attend the Working Group when it is considering particular aspects of donor selection criteria.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 31304
Session: 2015-16
Related items: Crimes of Violence: Greater Manchester
Monday, 7 March 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Registered interest declared: Yes
Subjects: Blood Donors Drugs Misuse Prostitution Reviews
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk